Bowl barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50m north east of Petrockstow Station
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.87544, -4.10896
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Pheasant +54 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Pheasant +54 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Large White, Red Admiral +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog Pimpernel, Yellow-rattle, Bulbous Rush +130 more · last seen 2020
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef HC
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route552 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Petrockstow Station Platform
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,886 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,886 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Swift · Raven · Swallow · Red-legged Partridge · Tawny Owl
- SwiftApus apus
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Rabbit · Wood Mouse +6
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small Red Damselfly · Dock Bug · Chrysolina banksii
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2021
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2021
Greater Stitchwort · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Field-rose · Remote Sedge · Rosebay Willowherb +79
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Remote SedgeCarex remota
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,886 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Swift · Raven · Swallow · Red-legged Partridge · Tawny Owl
- SwiftApus apus
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Rabbit · Wood Mouse +6
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small Red Damselfly · Dock Bug · Chrysolina banksii
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2021
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2021
Greater Stitchwort · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Field-rose · Remote Sedge · Rosebay Willowherb +79
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Remote SedgeCarex remota
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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